Grade 1 RSS1 Smoked Rubber Sheets from China
High-quality smoked sheets of natural rubber, Grade 1 (RSS1), produced by coagulating latex, rolling into sheets, air-drying, and smoking over wood fires for preservation. Classified under HTS 4001.21.00.10 as smoked sheets in primary form, meeting strict standards for cleanliness, uniformity, and minimal impurities with a minimum 93% dry rubber content.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify Grade 1 certification via visual inspection standards (no blemishes, uniform color, minimum DRC 93%) and obtain supplier test certificates for customs
• Ensure no vulcanizing agents, pigments, or fillers added, as per Chapter Note 5(a), to maintain primary form classification; provide latex origin documentation